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-mus
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"
Finnish
Etymology
Suffix
-mus (front vowel harmony variant -mys, linguistic notation -mUs)
- Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with verbs of conjugation type 61 (sallia), and those verbs in types 52 (sanoa) and 53 (muistaa) whose stem consists of at most two syllables
- Forms names for people and things from stems.
Usage notes
When attached to verbs ending in the derivational affix -utua / -ytyä, the -tu- / -ty- is elided (e.g. sitoutua + -mus → sitoumus instead of sitoutumus, which may be found in older language).
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Northern Sami: -muš
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Ingrian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mus (front vowel variant -ys)
Declension
Derived terms
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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mus (with odd-syllable stems -eamọs)
- Forms the superlative of adjectives.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
Derived terms
- See Category:Northern Sami adjective superlative forms
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